Written by Mark Van Steenwyk : November 2, 2004
Here’s a good post from House Church Blog about the phenomenon of “pastor worship.”
Mark Van Steenwyk is the editor of JesusManifesto.com. He is a Mennonite pastor (Missio Dei in Minneapolis), writer, speaker, and grassroots educator. He and his wife Amy have been married since 1997. They are expecting their first child in April.2 Responses to “Pastor Worship”
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Thanks for pointing this post out, Mark. It gets at a phenomenon that I call in my own terminology the “double robbery” of professional Christian pastorship. The pastor is robbed by his congregants of life and love, and the ability to reach out as a normal person and ask for help. The congregants are robbed by the pastor of the lion’s share of ministry and responsibility before God. Double robbery and nobody wins.
Not only do pastors rob ministry, but the congregation leaves their valuables on the front lawn for easy pickings.